Summary of Meetings: Intellectual Property & Technology Law
Number of Meetings Held:4
October 11, 2022
Registration Count: 36
Guest Speakers: Maya Medeiros and Dr. Mira Sundara Rajan
Meeting Title/Topic: AI as Creator - Machine Inventors and Authors
Synopsis: Maya Medeiros and Dr. Mira Sundara Rajan explored the fascinating questions and legal implications when a form of AI or machine intelligence creates something new.
November 22, 2022
Registration Count: Remote: 32 | In-person 2
Guest Speakers: George D. Kondopulos and Warren Dueck
Meeting Title/Topic: IP Business: Lifecycle tax issues from formation to exit
Synopsis: This hybrid explored the tax issues that an IP business may face from its initial formation, growth, and expansion to an eventual exit, including Canadian tax matters as well as those faced when operating in, or selling to, the United States.
February 23, 2023
Registration Count: Remote: 41 | In-person 10
Guest Speakers: Jennifer Marles, Athar Malik, and Mat Brechtel
Meeting Title/Topic: Top Intellectual Property Cases of 2022
Synopsis: Mat Brechtel, Athar Malik and Jennifer Marles discussed how new technologies impacted the top Intellectual Property and Technology cases of 2022 in British Columbia.
June 6, 2023
Registration Count: Remote: 18 | In-person 36
Guest Speakers: Section Executives
Meeting Title/Topic: Intellectual POPerty!
Synopsis: Jacob Kojfman moderated an entertaining discussion with panelists Jayde Wood, Afshaan Jiwaji, Rebecca Dhindsa, Jeff Sun, and Anika Klassen about all the ways that IP issues have popped up in TV shows or movies.